varsi
Estonian edit
Noun edit
varsi
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *varci, possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *warte. Cognate with Estonian vars.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
varsi
- stalk (of a plant)
- handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a longitudinal one, like one of an axe or hammer, but not that of a knife
- arm; any structure that resembles a human arm
- shaft of a boot
- leg of a sock
- stem of a tobacco pipe or a musical note
- (technology, in compounds) rod
- (in compounds) used for various parts of a human body; primarily of appendages
- figure, the human body when discussed from a structural point of view
- (physics) arm (distance)
- voiman varsi ― effort arm / lever arm
- kuorman varsi ― load arm
- (in compounds) side (an area considered to be close to a waterway or a traffic route); in the locational cases, used like a postposition to refer to passing of time or a journey, along, during, or in the course of
- matkan varrella ― along the road
- pitkän elämäni varrella ― during my long life
- vuosien varrella ― in the course of many years
- tienvarsi ― side of the road
- joenvarsi ― side of the river
Declension edit
| Inflection of varsi (Kotus type 28*K/kynsi, rt-rr gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | varsi | varret | ||
| genitive | varren | varsien | ||
| partitive | vartta | varsia | ||
| illative | varteen | varsiin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | varsi | varret | ||
| accusative | nom. | varsi | varret | |
| gen. | varren | |||
| genitive | varren | varsien varttenrare | ||
| partitive | vartta | varsia | ||
| inessive | varressa | varsissa | ||
| elative | varresta | varsista | ||
| illative | varteen | varsiin | ||
| adessive | varrella | varsilla | ||
| ablative | varrelta | varsilta | ||
| allative | varrelle | varsille | ||
| essive | vartena | varsina | ||
| translative | varreksi | varsiksi | ||
| abessive | varretta | varsitta | ||
| instructive | — | varsin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
compounds
- alkeisvarsi
- hakuvarsi
- hangonvarsi
- harjanvarsi
- heilurinvarsi
- herneenvarsi
- hoikkavartinen
- ilmavarsi
- jalkavarsi
- joenvarsi
- jokivarsi
- kadunvarsi
- kaksivartinen
- kaulavarsi
- keihäänvarsi
- keksinvarsi
- kengänvarsi
- kirveenvarsi
- kirvesvarsi
- korsivarsi
- kukkavarsi
- kuokanvarsi
- kyynärvarsi
- käsivarsi
- käyrävartinen
- kääntövarsi
- laakavarsi
- lapionvarsi
- lillukanvarsi
- lusikanvarsi
- luudanvarsi
- lyhytvartinen
- maavarsi
- mukulavarsi
- mustikanvarsi
- männänvarsi
- nelivartinen
- nenänvarsi
- niisivarsi
- nuotinvarsi
- ojanvarsi
- olkavarsi
- pajunvarsi
- pavunvarsi
- perunanvarsi
- peräsinvarsi
- piipunvarsi
- piiskanvarsi
- pikkuaivovarsi
- pitkävartinen
- poranvarsi
- puronvarsi
- puuvarsi
- puuvartinen
- pyrstönvarsi
- pyrstövarsi
- pystyvartinen
- radanvarsi
- reisivarsi
- rentovartinen
- riimunvarsi
- ruohovarsi
- ruohovartinen
- ruoskanvarsi
- saapasvarsi
- saappaanvarsi
- sekovarsi
- sellerinvarsi
- siivousvarsi
- sirkkavarsi
- sorjavartinen
- sukanvarsi
- suoravartinen
- säärivarsi
- tanakkavartinen
- teleskooppivarsi
- tienvarsi
- tukivarsi
- vaakavarsi
- vapaavarsi
- varsieväinen
- varsieväkala
- varsijousi
- varsijyrsin
- varsikenkä
- varsikirppa
- varsikäsikranaatti
- varsiluuta
- varsilyönti
- varsimukula
- varsipisto
- varsisaapas
- varsiselleri
- varsiterä
- varsiyökkönen
- varteenotettava
- vasaranvarsi
- vetovarsi
- viikatteenvarsi
- vipuvarsi
- väärävarsiviikate
- väärävartinen
- yksivartinen
- äänivarsi
Related terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “varsi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04
Anagrams edit
Ingrian edit
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Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *varci. Cognate to Finnish varsi (“stalk”) and Estonian vars (“stalk”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑrsi/, [ˈʋɑrs̠ʲ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑrsi/, [ˈʋɑrʒ̥i]
- Rhymes: -ɑrsʲ, -ɑrsi
- Hyphenation: var‧si
Noun edit
varsi
Declension edit
| Declension of varsi (type 5/vesi, rt-rr gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | varsi | varret |
| genitive | varren | varsiin, varsiloin |
| partitive | vartta | varsia, varsiloja |
| illative | vartee | varsii, varsiloihe |
| inessive | varrees | varsiis, varsilois |
| elative | varrest | varsist, varsiloist |
| allative | varrelle | varsille, varsiloille |
| adessive | varreel | varsiil, varsiloil |
| ablative | varrelt | varsilt, varsiloilt |
| translative | varreks | varsiks, varsiloiks |
| essive | varteenna, varteen | varsiinna, varsiloinna, varsiin, varsiloin |
| exessive1) | vartent | varsint, varsiloint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
Derived terms edit
References edit
- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 62
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 643
Votic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *varci.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
varsi
Inflection edit
| Declension of varsi (type X/tuli, rt-rr gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | varsi, vars | varrõd |
| genitive | varrõ | varsijõ, varsii |
| partitive | varttõ | varsiitõ, varsii |
| illative | vartõ, vartõsõ | varsiisõ |
| inessive | varrõz | varsiiz |
| elative | varrõssõ | varsiissõ |
| allative | varrõlõ | varsiilõ |
| adessive | varrõllõ | varsiillõ |
| ablative | varrõltõ | varsiiltõ |
| translative | varrõssi | varsiissi |
| *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||
References edit
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “varsi”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn